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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Society Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Society Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Society Hill:
    • 32.426856, -85.444967
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Society Hill
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Society Hill is near Lee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Society Hill

Communities Also Named Society Hill ...

We found five communities that are also named Society Hill.

Within Alabama, the name Society Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Society Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson Davis County
      • This Society Hill is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Society Hill that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Society Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Society Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Society Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Society Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Society Hill is located in Darlington County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Society Hill that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Society Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Society Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Alliance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alliance is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Boromville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boromville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
  • Creek Stand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Creek Stand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
  • Hopewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Little Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Texas is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
  • Oak Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Sand Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Tanglewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Twin Creeks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
  • Union Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Warriorstand
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand

How Far From Society Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Society Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Society Hill and extending to:

  • Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Society Hill to Tuskegee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Society Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Society Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Society Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4269, Longitude: -85.4450       In this case, the coordinates for Society Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.804 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.128 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.998 degrees.